What browser do you use?

[file cabinet]

mmmmmm

Firefox (http://www.mozilla.org/firefox/)
Internet Explorer (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/default.mspx)
Konqueror (http://www.konqueror.org/features/browser.php)
Safari (http://www.apple.com/safari/)
Amaya (http://www.w3.org/Amaya/)
Opera (http://www.opera.com/)
Mozilla (http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/)
Camino (http://www.mozilla.org/products/camino/)
Dillo (http://www.dillo.org/)
Lynx (http://lynx.isc.org/)
AOL (http://www.aol.com/)
Netscape (http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/)
Maxathon (http://www.myie2.com/html_en/home.htm)
OmniWeb (http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omniweb/)

[Sam172]

Firefox 0.9.2

[Hyperion]

Firefox 0.9.3
Avant 9.02

[file cabinet]

Firefox 0.9.3
Avant 9.02

I almost put Avant on the poll... but back when I was trying out the different browsers I used Avant which felt pretty buggy, so I switched to myIE2(now known as Maxathon) .. then I switched to Firebird .6(now known as Firefox).... so anyway.. I didn't put Avant on the list because I hear more about Maxathon then I have with Avant.
for those curious about Avant:
http://www.avantbrowser.com/

[cloakable]

Firefox for Internet
Konqueror for file manager (I use SuSE Linux)

[Claverhouse]

Firefox 1.0 PR.

Somehow I would have thought it to be obvious. Go Mozilla !



Claverhouse :ph34r:

[jimkopelli]

Firefox and IE for things that won't play nice with Firefox. That isn't much.

[Jezebel]

Opera. I absolutely love it. I use most of the features in it so I don't see myself switching anytime soon. I also keep two versions of IE, netscape, mozilla, and firefox installed on my computer for site testing.

[Utopmk]

Firefox 1.0 PR.

Somehow I would have thought it to be obvious. Go Mozilla !



Claverhouse :ph34r:

haha. Thanks to you I have the newest firefox. I'm looking foward to their new extensions, and themes, sometime next year.

[jimkopelli]

Is it worth upgrading yet?

[file cabinet]

Is it worth upgrading yet?

I heard that some themes didn't necessarily work...
personally I'm wait a week or so until after the Fx 1.0 final is out.. mainly because I want to watch to see if any extensions broke by watching the mozillazine board... but.. meh.. of course that could all change if I'm feeling impuslive.

[Claverhouse]

Is it worth upgrading yet?

Oh, yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, YES !



Claverhouse :ph34r:



http://www.intpcentral.com/uploads/smokin.gif

[jimkopelli]

Ok, I'll do that then.

[Boozer]

Firefox except for older pages that force me to use IE *shudder*

[jimkopelli]

You know... I really don't notice too much of a difference, except that the address bar turns a different color when I go to a secure page. Is that it? What else did they do?

[int]

Hmm..I'm trying Firefox now. Any way to make it scroll more than one line at a time (with the down key)?

[Claverhouse]

You know... I really don't notice too much of a difference, except that the address bar turns a different color when I go to a secure page. Is that it? What else did they do?

Not only is it quicker and stabler, but they've fixed some security bugs. Anyway, it's one step further.

And the curved little fox is always cute.



Claverhouse :ph34r:




( Not that they've fixed the beastly little IE logo in the corner: or a few other things. When are they gonna fix the disappearing favicons in the Bookmarks ? )

[hollyholly]

SO happy no one here uses AOL. I can chalk IE up to ignorance of Firefox's awesomeness (shut up, I can say it if I want), but AOL has got to be just ignorance.

[Groty]

NetCaptor! Paid for it years ago, best money I have ever spent.

Messed with MyIE2 and Maxathon. They seem fat for a tabbed browser...

I love the security of NetCaptor, URL Blocking and Pop Up Blocking are the most intelligent I have ever experienced.

It also doesn't doesn't use all of the standard BHO's. Which I hate!

http://www.netcaptor.com

[Claverhouse]

Actually the favicons in Firefox, according to internet rumour, are staying put this time; and so far I haven't lost them...

That's a greater incentive to upgrade to 1.0 PR than any other. [ They're so cute ! ].



cautiously

Claverhouse :ph34r:

[cjs55]

Mozilla, because when I tried Firefox (quite a while ago) a few devestating bugs made it unusable for me for whatever reason. I really should give it another shot, but Mozilla works perfectly fine.

[file cabinet]

For anyone who uses Internet Explorer but dislikes Fx due to the look/feel.. then try this ...
http://www.firefoxie.net/
It makes Fx look almost the exact same as IE.

[Melody]

i am a proud user of interent explorer, you pricks :rofl:

[int]

Me too. If anyone can figure out my scrolling issue (FFox only scrolls 1 line at a time with the arrow keys on my laptop. I'd prefer 3). Until then, IE it is.

And no, I don't know why it bothers me so much other than it disturbs my workflow. But it does.

[Last Song]

Just changed from IE to Opera ... *shrug*.

[file cabinet]

Me too. If anyone can figure out my scrolling issue (FFox only scrolls 1 line at a time with the arrow keys on my laptop. I'd prefer 3). Until then, IE it is.

And no, I don't know why it bothers me so much other than it disturbs my workflow. But it does.

I posted a thread just for you:
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?p=871626#871626

of course.. those bitches can be slow to reply.. I bumped one thread 3 - 4 times before getting the reply I needed.

edit: omg someone actually replied quickly.. check the link
here is a screenshot of the plugin: http://www.cosmicat.com/software/superscroll/ss02.png

[atypical]

I use opera for most stuff, and firefox for the pages that don't work in opera (like these forums! there's something wierd about the font - it doesn't antialias properly).
The main reason i use opera is its whole-page zooming. If the text's too small, I just hold down control and scroll the mouse wheel and the whole page (images and everthing) zooms in. Its also got a much slicker, more polished interface than any other browser i know of.

Although for surfing t3h pr0n, you can't beat firefox's "media collection" extensions.

[Sackanaka]

:blush: A few questions from an un1337.

I've used IE until just a few minutes ago; dl'd firefox and opera. So far firefox scares me less. However, when it asks something about "you are about to send unencrypted data, proceed?" should I not worry at all? Also, is it ok to have my passwords remembered by the browser, or should I trust only myself with passwords?
: FEARDAMMIT :

[file cabinet]

:blush: A few questions from an un1337.

I've used IE until just a few minutes ago; dl'd firefox and opera. So far firefox scares me less. However, when it asks something about "you are about to send unencrypted data, proceed?" should I not worry at all? Also, is it ok to have my passwords remembered by the browser, or should I trust only myself with passwords?
: FEARDAMMIT :

>you are about to send unencrypted data, proceed?
the same happens IE on a default install it will notify you until use the checkbox to disregard it.

> Also, is it ok to have my passwords remembered by the browser, or should
> I trust only myself with passwords?
well, you can setup IE to do the same thing. I do it for the sake of conveniance. You can set it up to use a 'master password' so that you enter the master password every time you want to access one of your saved passwords. To set a master password go to Tools > Options > Privacy > Click the plus sign next to 'Saved Passwords' then click the 'Set Master Password' button.

[Sackanaka]

Thanks, but it is safe to do those things (unencrypted; passwords w/o master) right? In IE I never trusted it to save passwords and didn't know what the hell unencrypted things were.

[file cabinet]

technically, no. I would be more worried about a trojan/keylogger then someone sniffing packets.

[Sackanaka]

hmm... I'll take my chances for now I suppose. I've got symantec antivirus, adaware se, this "secretmaker" thing and a few other stuff to keep me hidden (not as hidden as that :ph34r: ninja though... keeps vanishing.) Thanks for the help, filecabinet.
To all potential hackers jumping at an opportunity: Make peace, not war :hug:

[int]

I still need this extension to work before I switch to Firefox full-time:

http://www.cosmicat.com/extensions/superscroll/


Send him an email for me to put the pressure on. :)

Otherwise XP/IE work just fine.

[file cabinet]

I still need this extension to work before I switch to Firefox full-time:

http://www.cosmicat.com/extensions/superscroll/


Send him an email for me to put the pressure on. :)

Otherwise XP/IE work just fine.

you could still use Firefox .9.3 until a compatible version is made.

[franzgold]

Opera, Firefox, and Links -g over here.

[NGene]

Hmm... at this moment, 31 voted for Firefox, 15 for IE.

This proves that INTPs are more intelligent than the average net surfer. :p

[Claverhouse]

Hmm... at this moment, 31 voted for Firefox, 15 for IE.

This proves that INTPs are more intelligent than the average net surfer. :p
And that some INTPs are more intelligent than other INTPs.



Claverhouse :ph34r:

[mgb]

And that some INTPs are more intelligent than other INTPs.
Claverhouse :ph34r:

That was uncalled for. So I have taken up the Foxfire browser challenge.

Now tell me the advantages although it was remarkably easy to install and run.

[daughterofeve]

IE 6x ..ect.

[Chicken]

You better believe: I use firefox!!!

[melancholeric]

At home, opera. At work, IE.

[Claverhouse]

Now tell me the advantages although it was remarkably easy to install and run. a/ It's free from Redmond's overweening ambition to control every aspect of your computing

b/ It makes Billy Boy unhappy

c/ Tabbed browsing

d/ Everytime you use IE it stores a massive amount of info on where you've been, leading to privacy issues and hard-disk space eroded. ( No, this has nothing to do with Temporary Internet Files: even if you delete these --- if you know how and why --- stuff accumulates so the police analyst can find evidence ( Fr'instance, thanks to my new HD, I am just downloading over 100mb of pdfs ( I hate pdfs, but you take what you can get ) from a prominent revisionist site. This would lead to severe penalties in Canada, France & Germany, where it is illegal to think wrong thoughts ).
http://microsuck.com/content/ms-hidden-files (http://microsuck.com/content/ms-hidden-files.) . *
[ This link seems unreachable just now, but search Google for the article 'Microsoft's really hidden files' by the Riddler on Microsuck. ]

e/ Plenty of extensions, including 'Bookmark This' and 'DownTHEMall' ( the first enables you to put a bookmark anywhere in the bookmarks file, the second quickly downloads all the links etc. on a page ).

f/ Some things aren't so good, in IE you can edit/organise the bookmarks file in Windows Explorer, in Firefox you can't, and it's annoying to pull it down everytime to move one bookmark; but things are improving. Especially as the favicons now stay put ( odd things happen though, INTPCentral has the mozilla lizard as favicon due to my opening INTPCentral immediately after Firefox help, or something ).

g/ It's a bit quicker than IE, if not as quick as OffByOne, but then it's more powerful than either.

There's more, but...


[edit: * Checked about and unfortunately the link has changed to one with a profane url unsuitable for many people to see: new link (http://www.fuckmicrosoft.com/content/ms-hidden-files.shtml)

But I still get a 504... Could make conspiracy theorists suspicious...
Fortunately I saved a copy.

Though it was aimed at Win 9X users ( you actually had to go into DOS to irradicate the index.dat files; here's a bit for 2000, NT & XP users
Spyware Info (http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/del_index.dat/)

Does anyone actually use 2000 ? Shudders ].



Claverhouse :ph34r:

[mgb]

Thanks Claverhouse.

[Claverhouse]

Actually, for what even I think is an over-the-top reaction, a Mac-user writes:


Every now and then, switchers hear about things like these, and it's like finding out that your X was giving you the date rape drug and doing anything they pleased. Just creeps the **** outa you. And to think, I used that OS for 5 years!
Mac-Forums (http://www.mac-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7734#post7734)

But that's Mac-users for you... :) :whistle:



Claverhouse :ph34r:

[Avengardh]

Switched to FireFox 1.0 thanks to a soul in this forum.

I still have to use IE and I find that they are mean to one another...and Firefox is better for opening .pdfs and there are still a lot of sites that don't work unless you use IE.
Java seems to be a problem for Foxxy, but otherwise, I love it.

[HackerX]

Java seems to be a problem for Foxxy, but otherwise, I love it.

I've never had an issue with Java in Firefox

[file cabinet]

Switched to FireFox 1.0 thanks to a soul in this forum.

I still have to use IE and I find that they are mean to one another...and Firefox is better for opening .pdfs and there are still a lot of sites that don't work unless you use IE.
Java seems to be a problem for Foxxy, but otherwise, I love it.

you can use the User Agent Switcher extension for some of them problem sites.

[MjrMarshmellows]

"Firefox and IE for things that won't play nice with Firefox. That isn't much."
Exactly my case.
Fire fox seems to have some issues with downloading certain files.
Try to download an mp3 at www.epitonic.com and see what I mean.

[jimkopelli]

( odd things happen though, INTPCentral has the mozilla lizard as favicon due to my opening INTPCentral immediately after Firefox help, or something ).
How odd. I noticed the same thing... on mine... the icon for here is now Black Mage from 8bit, though... Wonder what they're doing about it? Doesn't seem to cause any problems, though...

[Claverhouse]

"Firefox and IE for things that won't play nice with Firefox. That isn't much."
Exactly my case.
Fire fox seems to have some issues with downloading certain files.
Try to download an mp3 at www.epitonic.com (http://www.epitonic.com) and see what I mean.
I'm not going to test that particular site; but I recently discovered, through my usual tool of stumbling empiricism, that when you can't download certain files, especially MP3s & general media files and Zips, you can do it by starting up the utility you use for the type [ in my case, Irfanview for media & ZipGenius or Winzip for zips ], minimising it, then right-click the file and click 'Save this link'. This works in different browsers.

A FF extension 'Allow Right Click' enables one to save web pages designed to prevent such saving. Quite right too.

Agree about Java though ( whatever it is, got it installed, but I know nothing about programming stuff ); whenever I visit a site that starts it up ( without warning, just like those pages that freeze up your machine by playing some weird MIDI ) my computer crawls slower and slower and...



Claverhouse :ph34r:

[deviousingly]

I use Firefox, but for some reason, it won't play Quicktime files. It tells me I'm missing certain plug-ins even though I'm not.
Quicktime movies open fine in IE. Anyone experience something similar?
I'll have to try to figure it out someday instead of being lazy and turning to IE.

[HackerX]

"Firefox and IE for things that won't play nice with Firefox. That isn't much."
Exactly my case.
Fire fox seems to have some issues with downloading certain files.
Try to download an mp3 at www.epitonic.com and see what I mean.


Tools -> Options -> Downloads and remove all File Type associations, I normally set it to "Ask me where to save each file" as well.



Agree about Java though ( whatever it is, got it installed, but I know nothing about programming stuff ); whenever I visit a site that starts it up ( without warning, just like those pages that freeze up your machine by playing some weird MIDI ) my computer crawls slower and slower and...

What gets loaded is the Java Virtual Machine, put pretty basically, it runs Java programs in a quaruntine like state. But it likes to use a "lot" of memory.


I use Firefox, but for some reason, it won't play Quicktime files. It tells me I'm missing certain plug-ins even though I'm not.
Quicktime movies open fine in IE. Anyone experience something similar?
I'll have to try to figure it out someday instead of being lazy and turning to IE.

I haven't tried to do this, but
http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/faqs/firefox-windows.html#install-quicktime

[bmw318tiChic]

I use Firefox.

[Hawkon]

Opera, of course!

Safari at the portable.